Houston Chronicle by Libby Seline 10/15/2021
Since 2010, the Hispanic and Latino population in Texas has increased by about 21% while the population that does not identify with these ethnicities increased by about 13%. Hispanic and Latinos were responsible for 50% of the total population growth of Texas between 2010 and 2020 and now account for 39% of the total population, just under white, non-hispanic residents.
As Hispanic and Latino heritage month comes to a close, here are some statistics related to one of Texas’ largest, fastest growing communities.
The U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 decennial census report estimated that more than 11 million Texans have Hispanic or Latino heritage. In 61 of Texas’ 254 counties, Hispanic and Latino individuals make up more than half of the total population.
On average, nearly 40% of every county’s population identifies as Hispanic or Latino.
Of Texans who identify as Hispanic or Latino, more than 6.8 million — or 62% — were born in the state, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s estimations from 2015 to 2019. About 28% are not native to the United States, and 7% were born in the country but somewhere outside of Texas.
About 56% of Hispanic and Latino men and 35% of Hispanic and Latino women work full-time, which is nearly equivalent to the total population labor force participation rates with 54% of men working and 37% of women.
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